I love the Rugged Box, but sometimes I need a quicker (and less solid) solution. So I designed this box as quick alternative. It uses something like a piano hinge. The bottom part and lid are printed in separate parts and have to be connected with a piece of filament.

I also designed a similar box as print-in-place.

You need Autodesk Fusion 360 to set the parameters. It's free for private use.

I recommend to print the little testBox (with a .4 nozzle) to see if tolerances and nozzle width work for you (see print instructions below). It's about 14g of filament. If it doesn't work you can edit the parameters “tolerance” and “nozzle”.

Customization

For those who are not familiar with Fusion here are very detailed instructions (see also the uploaded screenshots):

Open Parametric Box.f3d in Fusion 360.

1. Click Modify …
2. … and Change Parameters
3. In the following dialog you can edit the parameters. If the recalculation of the model fails just use the old value. Probably some other values need to be decreased (e.g. radius).
   Please use only reasonable values.
4. Click File …
5. … and 3D Print
6. In the following dialog click on Select …
7. … and chose the Box in the browser on the left
8. Refinement should be high.
   Click OK and select a destination to export your box.
9. Repeat the 3D Print command …
10. … for the Lid

Hints:

• I made a lot of tests with the tolerance. 0.2mm worked perfect. But you can increase it if the result is too hard to open and close.
• By default all corner radiuses are equal. You can edit each one of them if you scroll down.

Print Instructions

• 3 walls
• Arachne Mode (or at least “detect thin walls”) !
• no support
• Bigger boxes need a brim!

PLA with .2mm layer height normally works fine. Also tested with ASA and PETG which are better for very small boxes. PC also worked great.

Assembly

Press the lid on the bottom part of the box and push some filament into the hinge holes. Pull it out and cut it about 2mm shorter than needed. Reinsert it. No glue needed because I designed the opening a bit smaller so it should stay inside. Open and close the box a few times.

Notes

If you have any hints or suggestions please let me know.

I would love to see photos of your makes …

I originally posted this model at Printables.